Labadee, Haiti

When Columbus landed here in 1492 one of his ships went aground and its crew was captured by cannibals. It’s rumored that they spent a good deal of time explaining to the hungry natives the impending perils of high cholesterol!Â

Labadee is a peninsula owned and operated by Royal Caribbean, and staffed by Haitians who have their homes near by.

Michael and I were here a month ago on Azamara’s Journey, owned by Royal Caribbean, and photos can be seen in an earlier blog. There are lots of water sports, five beaches

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Prices are fair, but some experiences are cheaper than others.

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Since this is my third time here, and Michal’s second, we spent our time on the almost deserted ship in the sun, reading, relaxing and chatting with neighbors passing by.

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There was a big barbecue on the beach for which a lot had to be transported from the ship to the grills on Labadee.

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Â At noon, there were plenty of available tables on board.

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My broadcast to KION did not go well. I connected after a bit and was waiting for the Preparation H commercial to end when all the bars disappeared and my cell was useless. I then called on the ship’s ship to shore connection. At $7.50 per minute it was:

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“I can hear you, can you hear me?”

“Yes, I hear you.”

“What?”

“Now you’re breaking up”

“I can hear you fine now.”

“What?”

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We finally gave it up, but the ship would not refund the cost of the non-connection.

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Since we had the time, we took a few shots of the interior for you. The first is looking down from an upper floor.